Grossmith
GEORGE. An English actor. He was born in 1874 and was educated at University College, London, and at Paris. First acted in London in "Haste to the Wedding" operetta, and made his first hit in the "Morocco Bound," after which he appeared in "Go Bang," "The Gaiety Girl," and other musical plays in England and the United States.
Played in the Un United States with Mrs.
Langtry in "The Degenerates," after appearing in its successful production in London. Has played at the Gaiety Theater, London, since 1900, with the exception of some appearances in New York and Paris. Part author of the "Spring Chicken," "Havana," "The Girls of Gottenburg," and "Peggy." He first popularized the "revue" in England.
GROSSWARDEIN (grōs'vär-dīn), or NAGY-VARAD (nody'vä-rod), a town of Bihar co., Hungary; on the Sabes Körös, 152 miles S. S. E. of Pest. Formerly a fortress, it is now the seat of a Roman Catholic and of a Greek bishop, has several churches, and prior to the World War manufactured spirits, oil, vinegar, tiles, matches, pottery, and wine. In the neighborhood is the Bishop's Bath, with alkaline sulphur springs. At Grosswardein peace was concluded between Ferdinand I. of Austria and John Zapolya of Transylvania in 1538. It was taken and pillaged by Turks in 1660, and remained in their hands till its recapture by the Austrians in 1692. Pop. about 65,000.